Comfortable With Uncertainty
Bewitched Crafts with Tracy Miller
The Universe has been teaching me a lesson in uncertainty this month. It started with a bang (literally, the whack of metal on metal when someone hit my car). Add to it insurance, car shopping, rental car issues, new job growing pains, baby watch and a whole host of other things up in the air. It's time to get comfortable with uncertainty.
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Out With A Bang
Bewitched Crafts with Tracy Miller
It's the start of the month and I'm excited to share July's Big Three with you. I'm ready to shake things up, try something new, and ramp up my creative energy. I'm sharing how June went out with a bang and how Toastmasters inspired the card of the week. You don't want to miss this episode!
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Camera Roll
Bewitched Crafts with Tracy Miller
We often talk about backing up our photos and getting them printed. In this episode, I am sharing a quick and easy tip for getting your digital images organized.
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Intricate Die Cut Cards
Bewitched Crafts with Tracy Miller
Oops, I did it again...I got sucked back in to the world of intricate die cuts and paper craft projects that take an hour. To be honest, I am loving it. My cardmaking style has been all about quick and easy for a while now, but I got tempted by a Spellbinders car themed release and I can't get enough! Want to see what all of the fuss is about? Sign up for my newsletter! Click the Sign Up button and I'll send you a free card tutorial just for checking it out.
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Something for Everybody
Bewitched Crafts with Tracy Miller
Lots to catch up on this week including my favorite new dies from Spellbinders, June's big three, and my theme for this summer. I've got something for all my paper crafting buddies - junk journalers, scrapbookers, card makers, and planner girlies!
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Complicated
Bewitched Crafts with Tracy Miller
I'm inclined toward complexity. I love the layers, the depth, the extras in a lot of cases. The one place I'm finding I don't need them is my craft table. My crafty goals are simple: one - have fun, two - celebrate connection. I send simple cards 98% of the time because what I value most is sending the message that someone is important to me. I don't need to spend hours on a card or scrapbook page to say that.
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A Creative Experiment
Bewitched Crafts with Tracy Miller
How does baking a fancy cake relate to my experience at my craft table? My creativity experiment reminded me of the basics of my preferred work style and even the importance of keeping my energy up with music. Most important of all, it reinforced the message of focusing on the effort, the sentiment, and the emotion instead of perfection. Listen in for the details!
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May Big Three
Bewitched Crafts with Tracy Miller
This Spring just seems to be passing so quickly. I don't want to let my days rush by and find myself on a hamster wheel. I want to use my paper crafting hobby to support my dreams and goals. One of the ways I do that is by playing a game called the Big Three. Each month I plan three things that light me up and get my creative jiuces flowing. Then I scrapbook those events. I get the joy of anticpating them, the joy of the experience, and the joy of documenting the memory in my album.
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Evidence I Can Do Hard Things
Bewitched Crafts with Tracy Miller
These days my favorite project is my Toolbox Journal. It's the place where I track my progress on my goals (including my 26 in 2026 list), a commonplace book, and a place to keep notes on all I am learning this year. I am especially interested in science backed behavior change. I am currently working to create a layout of evidence that I can do hard things such as finding the right auto mechanic, taking care of my oral health, and finally taking my left over paints to the tip. The resource mentioned in this episode is Change Academy (from Body Brain Alliance and Dr. Kardin...
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Motivated
Bewitched Crafts with Tracy Miller
In this episode, I am sharing tips for using your paper crafting hobby to bring energy to your goals and dreams. I need to manage a large, lengthy project. Over the course of roughly 15 months, I hope to manage a team of volunteers and it's important that I convey my vision clearly. The vision itself won't be enough to keep us motivated over such a long time. When the going gets tough, I am calling on my secret weapon...a dedicated scrapbook!
info_outlineOne of my favorite ways to build momentum and energy for a project is to draft a written plan and to give myself gold stars as I make progress. For years now, I have set three experiences on my calendar at the beginning of the month as the top experiences I want to give myself. The photos from my Big Three are generally my favorites of the month and I love to showcase them in my monthly layout. This year I am also working to tie the Big Three experiences in with my 26 in 2026 list. In this episode, I am sharing my Big Three plans for January and February.